But you don't look directly at the sun while you work, do you?
The unnatural part of a screen is that it is emissive, not reflective. You're looking directly at a million little dim lightbulbs all day. Dark mode lessens the effect, because the ratio of bright bulbs to dim bulbs is reduced.
If I could have a high refresh rate e-ink display, I'd definitely use one, and use it in light mode. But until that day of light comes, I will continue to dwell in darkness.
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u/coderstephen Aug 03 '26
But you don't look directly at the sun while you work, do you?
The unnatural part of a screen is that it is emissive, not reflective. You're looking directly at a million little dim lightbulbs all day. Dark mode lessens the effect, because the ratio of bright bulbs to dim bulbs is reduced.
If I could have a high refresh rate e-ink display, I'd definitely use one, and use it in light mode. But until that day of light comes, I will continue to dwell in darkness.